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package org.apache.hadoop.hbase.filter;

import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.Bytes;

/**
 * A binary comparator which lexicographically compares against the specified
 * byte array using {@link org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.Bytes#compareTo(byte[], byte[])}.
 */
public class BinaryComparator extends WritableByteArrayComparable {

	/** Nullary constructor for Writable, do not use */
	public BinaryComparator() {
	}

	/**
	 * Constructor
	 * @param value value
	 */
	public BinaryComparator(byte[] value) {
		super(value);
	}

	@Override
	public int compareTo(byte[] value, int offset, int length) {
		return Bytes.compareTo(this.value, 0, this.value.length, value, offset, length);
	}
}
